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He said the Crown had closely examined the medical evidence and spoken to Boots’s husband, who was in court today. He added: “The authors of the reports are clear and agreed in their conclusions as to Boots’s condition as at May 9 and the reasons for her actions on that day.

“As a result the Crown has taken the firm view that it is not in the public interest to pursue the counts of murder but to accept the pleas as entered.”

The court heard Mr and Mrs Boots married in August 2007 and that the “relationship was a good one” and came to Britain 2008. Friends of Mrs Boots said she had been left “mentally crushed” after the failure of a previous relationship in Canada.